United States Senate elections, 2020

United States Senate elections, 2020
Class 2 (33 of the 100) seats in the United States Senate; 51 seats needed for a majority
	Senate seats up for election: Democratic incumbent ; Retiring Democrat ; Republican incumbent ; Retiring Republican ; Undetermined incumbent ; No election ;

Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 3, 2020, with the thirty-three Class 2 seats of the Senate being contested in regular elections. The winners will serve six-year terms from January 3, 2021, until January 3, 2027. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies.

The elections to the House of Representatives, elections for governors in states and territories, and many state and local elections will also be held on this date.

In 2014, the last regular election of the Class 2 Senate seats, Republicans won a net gain of nine seats, which will be targeted by the Democrats in 2020 to try and win back.

Partisan composition

The composition of the Senate going into the 2020 election will depend on the results of the 2016 and 2018 elections. In the 2020 election, all 33 Class II Senate seats are up for election; there are currently 22 Republicans and 11 Democrats expected to be up for election, although the exact numbers could change if vacancies or party switches occur. Special elections may also be held in 2020 if vacancies arise in Class I or Class III Senate seats.

Race summary

The following is the list of state-by-state summaries:

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent				Candidates
State (linked to summaries below)	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Intent	Candidates
Alabama	Jeff Sessions	Republican	1996 2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Alaska	Dan Sullivan	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Arkansas	Tom Cotton	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Colorado	Cory Gardner	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Delaware	Chris Coons	Democratic	2010 (Special) 2014	Unknown	TBD
Georgia	David Perdue	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Idaho	Jim Risch	Republican	2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Illinois	Richard Durbin	Democratic	1996 2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Iowa	Joni Ernst	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Kansas	Pat Roberts	Republican	1996 2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Republican	1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Louisiana	Bill Cassidy	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Maine	Susan Collins	Republican	1996 2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Massachusetts	Ed Markey	Democratic	2013 (Special) 2014	Unknown	TBD
Michigan	Gary Peters	Democratic	2014	Unknown	TBD
Minnesota	Al Franken	Democratic	2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Republican	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Montana	Steve Daines	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Nebraska	Ben Sasse	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen	Democratic	2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
New Jersey	Cory Booker	Democratic	2013 (Special) 2014	Unknown	TBD
New Mexico	Tom Udall	Democratic	2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
North Carolina	Thom Tillis	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Oklahoma	Jim Inhofe	Republican	1994 1996 2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Oregon	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	Democratic	1996 2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Republican	2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
South Dakota	Mike Rounds	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander	Republican	2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Texas	John Cornyn	Republican	2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
Virginia	Mark Warner	Democratic	2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
West Virginia	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	2014	Unknown	TBD
Wyoming	Mike Enzi	Republican	1996 2002 2008 2014	Unknown	TBD
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Intent	Candidates
State	Incumbent				Candidates

Complete list of races

Alabama

Four-term incumbent Republican Jeff Sessions was re-elected in 2014. He will be 73 years old in 2020.

Alaska

One-term incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating one-term incumbent Mark Begich. Sullivan will be 55 years old in 2020.

Arkansas

One-term incumbent Republican Tom Cotton was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating two-term incumbent Mark Pryor. Cotton will be 43 years old in 2020.

Colorado

One-term incumbent Republican Cory Gardner was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating one-term incumbent Mark Udall. Gardner will be 46 years old in 2020.

Delaware

One-term Democrat Chris Coons was re-elected in 2014; Coons first took office after winning a 2010 special election. Coons will be 57 years old in 2020.

Georgia

One-term incumbent Republican David Perdue was elected to a first term in 2014. Perdue will be 70 years old in 2020.

Former Points of Light CEO and 2014 nominee Michelle Nunn is a potential Democratic candidate.^[1]

Idaho

Two-term incumbent Republican Jim Risch was re-elected in 2014. He will be 77 years old in 2020.

Illinois

Four-term incumbent and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2014. He will be 76 years old in 2020.

Iowa

One-term incumbent Republican Joni Ernst was elected to a first term in 2014. She will be 50 years old in 2020.

Kansas

Four-term incumbent Republican Pat Roberts was re-elected in 2014, defeating independent candidate Greg Orman. He will be 84 years old in 2020.

Kentucky

Six-term incumbent and Senate Majority Leader Republican Mitch McConnell was re-elected in 2014. He will be 78 years old in 2020.

Louisiana

One-term incumbent Bill Cassidy was first elected in 2014, defeating three-term incumbent Mary Landrieu. He will be 63 years old in 2020.

Maine

Four-term incumbent Republican Susan Collins was re-elected in 2014. She will be 67 years old in 2020.

Massachusetts

One-term incumbent Democrat Ed Markey was re-elected in 2014; Markey first took office after winning a 2013 special election. He will be 74 years old in 2020.

Michigan

One-term incumbent Democrat Gary Peters was elected to a first term in 2014. Peters will be 62 years old in 2020.

Minnesota

Two-term incumbent Democrat Al Franken was re-elected in 2014. Franken will be 69 years old in 2020.

Mississippi

Seven-term incumbent Republican Thad Cochran was re-elected in 2014. He will be 82 years old in 2020.

Montana

One-term incumbent Republican Steve Daines was elected to a first term in 2014. He will be 58 years old in 2020.

Nebraska

One-term incumbent Republican Ben Sasse was elected to a first term in 2014. He will be 48 years old in 2020.

New Hampshire

Two-term incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen was re-elected in 2014. She will be 73 years old in 2020.

New Jersey

One-term incumbent Cory Booker was re-elected in 2014; Booker first took office after winning a 2013 special election. He will be 51 years old in 2020.

New Mexico

Two-term incumbent Democrat Tom Udall was re-elected in 2014. He will be 72 years old in 2020.

North Carolina

One-term incumbent Republican Thom Tillis was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating one-term incumbent Kay Hagan. He will be 60 years old in 2020.

Oklahoma

Four-term incumbent Republican Jim Inhofe was re-elected in 2014. He will be 85 years old in 2020.

Oregon

Two-term incumbent Democrat Jeff Merkley was re-elected in 2014. He will be 64 years old in 2020.

Rhode Island

Four-term incumbent Democrat Jack Reed was re-elected in 2014. He will be 70 years old in 2020.

South Carolina

Three-term incumbent Republican Lindsey Graham was re-elected in 2014. He will be 65 years old in 2020.

South Dakota

One-term incumbent Republican Mike Rounds was elected to a first term in 2014. Rounds will be 66 years old in 2020.

Tennessee

Three-term incumbent Republican Lamar Alexander was re-elected in 2014. He will be 80 years old in 2020.

Texas

Three-term incumbent Republican John Cornyn was re-elected in 2014. He will be 68 years old in 2020.

Virginia

Two-term incumbent Democrat Mark Warner was re-elected in 2014. He will be 64 years old in 2020.

West Virginia

One-term incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito was elected to a first term in 2014. She will be 66 years old in 2020.

Wyoming

Four-term incumbent Republican Mike Enzi was re-elected in 2014. He will be 76 years old in 2020. Attorney and 2014 Senate candidate Liz Cheney may run again for the seat as a Republican.^[2]

References

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